Disability Daily Podcast
Discover a new figure or event in disability history each day!
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Episodes
Saturday May 31, 2025
Saturday May 31, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember pianist & composer Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Blind Piano Prodigy Thomas Greene Bethune - White House Historical Association
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Saturday May 31, 2025
Saturday May 31, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember Deaf cardiologist Dr. Helen Taussig & Deaf FBI agent & master lipreader Sue Thomas.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig
Meet The Real Sue Thomas
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember Deaf Major League Baseball player William “Dummy” Hoy who’s credited with helping to popularize the use of hand signals in baseball.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Who is Hoy?
The History of William "Dummy" Hoy - A Deaf Baseball Player
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate paraplegic Nigerian disability rights activist and polio survivor Georgina Mumba & indigenous, LGBTQ+, and HIV/AIDS activist Barbara May Cameron!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
What Is Your Individual Disability Policy | Georgina Mumba | TEDxLusaka
The Mis-Education — And Remarkable Triumph — Of Georgina Mumba
On HIV and AIDS in Native American Communities and On Racism in Lesbian / Gay Communities,National Native American AIDS Prevention Center survey (Barbara May Cameron)
Barbara May Cameron — Yesterqueers
Barbara May Cameron's Google Doodle
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate neurodiversity champion Vanessa Castañeda Gill & disability rights activist and psychotherapist with cerebral palsy Harilyn Rousso!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Social Cipher: About Us
Vanessa Castañeda Gill, Founder of Social Cipher
An Interview with Harilyn Rousso
Harilyn Rousso
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate quadriplegic Pakistani psychiatrist Dr. Anam Najam & Bolivian disability rights activist Rhina Aguirre Amézaga!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Meet Dr Anam Najam - First Pakistani Psychiatrist with Quadriplegia
Rhina Aguirre
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Transcript
Today we honor Indian disability rights activist with muscular dystrophy, Sankara Raman Srinivasan, and Korean-American disability justice activist with congenital muscular dystrophy, Stacey Park Milbern!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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S SANKARA RAMAN - The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Stacey Park Milbern's Google Doodle
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember French inventor Charles Barbier, hard of hearing English scientist Oliver Heaviside & Walters v. Reno.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Barbier the Intuitive
Oliver Heaviside
Walters v. Reno | Case Brief
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Indian cricketer & polio survivor Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Bhagwath Chandrasekhar Profile
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate actress Debra Winger & British disability rights activist Ken Davis.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Debra Winger (@wingerdebra) • Instagram photos and videos
Debra Winger: The return of a class act | The Independent
Lives Remembered: Ken Davis
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound